Reviews by Brewno8it:

A friend brought a bottle to me since this beer would be nearly impossible to find locally. Thanks Tom!

A - The Glacial Trail IPA's appearance is wonderful; coppery and hazy, with fantastic carbonation and foam. After several minutes in the pint glass there was still an inch or so of creamy foam and Belgian lace clinging to the glass.

S - The smell was at most average as I couldn't discern anything more than subtle malt tones and a citrusy yeast scent.

T - The taste was carmelly sweet with a balanced hop bitterness, however, the malt disappears quickly leaving bitter hop resin. Don't get me wrong, I could drink several of these, but would like a little more alpha hop taste and balance for an AIPA.

M - The mouthfeel is good; medium body thickness and prickly carbonation with good toasty notes up front, but a residual bitterness.

D - I'd love to drink a few of these on tap and would recommend you let this warm to 45F as the flavors are more melded once warmer. Overall, a very good AIPA.

More User Reviews:

I drank this beer two days in a row, and had two different tasting experiences. On the first day I drank the beer slightly warmer then I would have liked. On this day, the beer was very hoppy. The hops were very floral and almost sweet. I enjoyed the level of hops but thought the beer was not so easy going down. The second day I drank the beer a little colder then I would have liked. Also, due to location, I drank the beer straight from the bottle this day. I experienced a much maltier beer this day. The hops were only detectable as an aftertaste. I did enjoy the malt flavors but was looking forward to the hops flavors I experienced the previous day and didn't get those. Overall, this is a very drinkable local beer. Not too hoppy, not too malty.

The beer pours a golden orange color with a white head. The aroma is citrus hops but not as strong as I would have liked. The flavor is citrus hops with some medium bitterness. The flavor and aroma are both slightly subdued. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Taste: Dry citrus (orange and grapefruit) with dry toasted and tea-like malts. Ends with a fairly high level of spicy bitterness and maybe a touch of pine. Something about it does not mesh quite as well as I would like, and it is simply too bitter compared to the relative lack of flavor.

Drinkability: Somewhat of a unique take on an American IPA as it seems to have English Bitter qualities, both in the taste and the feel. Pretty solid overall, but probably not worth returning to considering the number of fine IPAs out there.

A nutty, earthy nose evokes moist, mature deciduous floor one might find along the glacial trail on a cool morning in late May or early June. It pours hazy burnt amber under a light tan 1” head that produces thick lace. The nutty beer lightly sweetened by pale caramel rolls over the tongue with a very creamy texture leading to an assertive but not harsh bitter finish with a light fruit flavor somewhere between pineapple and peach. A very fine soft texture gives the beer an airy feel.

Poured a nice cloudy copper color with a good amount of slightly off-white head. Light hop aroma, not a lot else going on there. This beer has good hop flavor with some bready malts complimenting that. Good taste overall. Medium mouthfeel, goes down smooth though. This is any enjoyable IPA, very good overall and a good go to beer to have on hand.

A hazed golden brew that looks more like an unfiltered cider then an IPA. The head is a pillow of soft cream colored fluff that barely sticks to the glass. I've seen better.

The nose is weak, leaning towards a brittish ale rather then an IPA. Not much in the way of hops or grain. The disappointing smell is a little metallic and sour.

Taste is in the same realm of sour and weak. It's not as bad as the nose with a rebound of hop flavor and malt lingering in the finish.

I find myself bored with this brew. The flavor isn't enough to keep me really interested and the mouthfeel is a little soft too. Mild carbonation and touch of hop bitterness is about all that's interesting in this brew. Very middle of the road and in the land of ipa's that's not good enough.